U.S. wood products imports sees ups and downs in Jan 2018

12-04-2018

Flooring

Tropical veneer and hardwood moulding imports grew in January 2018, while imports of flooring (both solid and engineered) declined from the previous month.

Tropical veneer imports from China were worth US$830,795, compared to just US$231,827 the same period in 2017. Given the relatively small size of U.S. imports of tropical veneer, it is too soon to tell if the increase in veneer imports from China is related to the tariffs on Chinese hardwood plywood.

Hardwood moulding imports were worth US$16.7 million in January. The strongest growth was in imports from Brazil, which accounted for 18 per cent of total moulding imports.